Petri Kumela – Millefleurz

Petri Kumela, named Finland’s most interesting guitarist, continues his popular series of solo guitar concerts at the Helsinki Music Centre. Once again, the programme is far from conventional. The concert also marks the release of Kumela’s new album “Tempered Guitar” (Alba Records), featuring music by Jacquet de La Guerre, Bach, Tiensuu and Hilli performed on a microtonal guitar. The second half of the concert is filled by a brand-new, large-scale work, the premiere of a forthcoming signature piece: composer Lauri Supponen’s (b. 1988) Millefleurz for guitar, electronics, video and sofa. Supponen is one of our most original and endearing composers. Here is how he describes the work himself: Inspired by medieval millefleur patterns, Millefleurz is a surrealist parade for six guitar strings, a worn-out sofa, animals of inconsistent size, and all the flowers that are allowed to bloom. Kumela performs all the works on a microtonal classical guitar, which allows for historical and other non-equal-tempered tuning systems.